The American intellectual and inventor Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is quoted as saying that there is nothing in life as certain as death and taxes. One may be inclined to take the quote as a merely humorous banter of Franklin, probably getting into a frame of mind hating the thought of shelling out taxes and taking…
Weekend plays ‘Venisamhara’ and ‘Shikari’ at Rangayana
December 9, 2017Mysuru: Theatre buffs will have great time to spend at Rangayana this weekend (Dec. 9 and Dec. 10) as two back to back plays will be staged at Bhoomigeetha. The students of Bharathiya Ranga Shikshana Kendra will stage the play ‘Venisamhara’ at 6.30 pm today (Dec. 9). The play, authored by Bhattanarayana, is directed by…
Paramour kills home-maker
December 9, 2017Hunsur: A housewife who was allegedly killed by her paramour has come to light this morning. The victim has been identified as Jyothi (29), a resident of Maruti Layout. The Police said that Jyothi, a mother of three, had an illicit relationship with one Praveen for the past one year. Yesterday, Jyothi, who visited Praveen’s…
Indian Super League 2017: Miku strikes for Bengaluru FC
December 9, 2017Bengaluru FC beat NorthEast United FC 1-0 in Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18 at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati yesterday. Venezuelan striker Miku netted the winner for the Blues early in the second half as Bengaluru climbed back to the top of the table. The match started with plenty of free-flowing football…
Inauguration of Nritya Samskruti Natyashale tomorrow
December 9, 2017Mysuru: Vid. Ramu Kanagal (son of Puttanna Kanagal) will be inaugurating Nritya Samskruti Natyashale at a programme to be held Kalamandira tomorrow (Dec.10) at 5.30 pm. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday, Natyashale Manager B. Venkatesh said that Avadhoota Datta Peetham Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji will…
Tour of Nilgiris (TfN) jersey unveiled
December 9, 2017RideACycle Foundation (RAC-F), the organisers of Tour of Nilgiris (TfN) unveiled the jersey of TfN 2017 here yesterday. This being the 10th edition of TfN, it has attracted 128 cyclists and they will pedal more than 1,000 kms across Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu between Dec. 10 and Dec. 17. Starting from Bengaluru cyclists will…
Mysuru District PU girls excel in Hockey
December 9, 2017Mysore District PU Girls Hockey Team won the State Level Tournament organised by Pre University Education Board in association with St. Philomena’s Pre University College, Puttur, at the college premises recently. Seen in the picture are (sitting from left) Chaluvaiah, Principal, Govt. Girls PU College, Hunsur, K.P. Gangadhar, Principal, Govt. PU College, Manchegowdana Koppal, Mysuru,…
Selected for State PU Lawn Tennis Team
December 9, 2017Eshwar Shasidhar, a student of Marimallappa PU College, has earned a selection to represent the Karnataka State PU Lawn Tennis team in the National SGFI Lawn Tennis Championship to be held in New Delhi.
Quiz contest at Suttur
December 9, 2017Mysuru: As part of Adijagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi’s Jatra Mahotsava (Suttur Jatra) to be held from Jan.13 to 18, a quiz contest on ‘Darshanikara Darshana’ has been organised. Opportunity will be provided to six teams, each with two participants. Registered teams have to appear for a preliminary written test for selection. Winning teams will be…
Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Tournament: Karnataka’s bowlers restrict Gujarat
December 9, 2017Inspiring bowling performances by medium-pacer Vidwath Kaverappa, left-arm spinner Shubhang Hegde and B.M. Shreyas enabled hosts Karnataka to restrict Gujarat to 209 for seven in 90 overs on the first-day of the four-day Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 tie played at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Gujarat started badly losing…















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